Ophthalmic mounting



'Aug. 11, 1936; L GAGNQN 2,050,525

OPHTHALMIC MOUNTING Filed Feb. 2'7, i935 Patented Aug. 11 1936' UNITED STATES,

; PATENT He 2.050.525- I OPHTHALBHC MOUNTING Louis L. Gagnon, Southbridge, Mass, assignor to American Optical Company, Southbridge, Mass, a voluntary association of Massachusetts Application February 2'1, 1933', Serial No. 658,826

9 Claims. (01. 88-47) Another object is to provide a rimless type a mounting wherein 'the various parts thereof including the lenses, bridge, nose'rests and temples may be quickly and easily adjusted to the facial requirements of diiferent individuals.

Another object is to provide an improved adjustable resilient bridge member for supporting the lenses of a rimless type mounting.

Another object is to provide resilient supports for the temples or sides of a rimless type mounting.

Another object is to provide improved means of supporting the lenses.

Another object is to provide means wherein the temples and lens supporting means are re-- moved from the useful field of side vision;

Another object is toprovide simple, eflicient and economical means of forming the parts of an ophthalmic mounting, wherein the cost of mate-' rial and assembling operations are greatly re-.

duced.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanyingidrawing, and it will be apparent that many changes may be 40 made in the details of construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as expressed in the accompanying claims. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the exact details shown and described as the preferred forms only have been shown by way of illustration. j

Referring to. the drawing: 'Fig. I is a fragmentary front elevation of an ophthalmic mounting embodying the invention;

' Fig. II is a view similar to Fig. I showing a slight modification; Fig. III is a plan view ofFig. I; Fig. IV is a plan view of Fig. II; Fig. V is a fragmentary side elevation of th mounting shown in Figures II and IV;

ther modification, and 4 oi themounting on the face. principal object of this invention to provide adother modification;

Fig. VII is aplan view of Fig. VI; Fig. VIII is an enlarged sectional view taken 0 line VIII-'-VIII of Fig. II;

. Fig. IX- is an enlarged section taken on line Fig. VI is a view similar to Fig I showing an- I rx-rx of Fig. v1;

Fig. X is a view similar to Fig. IX showing a modified form of the invention, s Fig. XI is a rear perspective view of a further 10 modification;

Fig. XII is a. fragmentary sectional view taken on line XII-@XII of Fig. XI;

Fig. 1111 is a view, similar 'to Fig. XI of a fur- Fig. 'IHV is a perspective view showing the connectionof the bridge and rim portion to the lens holding means.

Much. dimculty has been encountered, in the past, particularly in the so-called high endpiece 2O mountings wherein the temples are normally closer to each other than in the past when the temples were connected at the horizontal center line of the lenses, in having the temples engage with the sides of the head of the wearer. :During 25 use the temples under such conditions would cut 'in the flesh and cause pain and discomfort. An-

other difllculty in the past, in a rimles's type mounting, was that of having the lenses break at their connections to the mountings when the 30 temples were bent during the removal or placing It, therefore, is a,

justable means whereby the temples may be adjusted relative to the sides of the head and to 35 eliminate strain on the lenses created by bending the temples when the mounting is being removed or placed on the face.

Referring to the drawing wherein similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts 40 throughout the several views, the device embodying the invention as shown in Figures I and III comprises a pair of lenses i connectedby a bridge member 2 which is secured to the lenses by means 'of the lens straps or clamp members 3. The said 4.5

'said lenses by a solder, cement or other connection.

The bridge member 2 is formed with a central arch portion 4 having rearwardly extending end portions 5 which are looped and turned forwardly 55 tention is directed to the fact that the bridge Y arch, lens and nose pad supports-are adjustable independently of each other and without danger.

of causing one adjustment to be displaced when the other is being made.

The mounting is supported on the face of the wearer by the temples or sides 12 which are pivotally attached at l3 to relatively long rearwardly extending adjustable supports I4. The said supports I4 areshaped at i5 to the peripheral edges oi the lenses and are attached at 21 to the lens straps or clamp members 3 or to the adjacent ends of the bridge member.. The supports It may be rigid, ductile or resilient as desired or may have different portions thereof formed with one or more of the above characteristics. These results may be accomplished by the proper selection and combination of materials or by the proper treatment of said materials.

In the structure shown in Figures I and In the portion i5 is preferably formed rigid and the portion Il may be ductile or resilient as desired or may have a portion ductile and another portion resilient. The portion l5 may be resilient if desired and may be flat or grooved to fit over the peripheral edge of the lens and may be shaped to abut with said edge.

In Figures 11 and VIII the portion I5 is provided with a depending lip l6 substantially at the point wherein the portion it joins with said portion 15. The lip IS in use is adapted to overlie the front edge oi the lens and is adapted to be held in engagement with said edge by a slight pressure caused by the portion i5. This constant urging of the lip IS in engagement with the edge ofthe lens tends to hold the portion I! in aligned relation with said edge during the use of the mounting.

In Fig. X there is shown a slightmodification wherein instead ofa single lip I 6 such as shown in Fig. VIII the portion i5 is provided with spaced lips I! and [3. The said lips are adapted to engage the front and rear faces of the lens and may be held in engagement with said edge by the member I! as described above or may be secured to said edge by cement or other means l9.v

If desired the portion l5 and the upper edge of the lens may be bevelled as shown at 20 in Fig. X.

In Figures VI, VII and IX there is shown another modiflcation wherein the portion I5 is secured adjacentits opposite ends to the upper edge of the lens by suitable lens straps 2l and 22. In this instance the portion l5 extends substantially the full width of the top of the lens and is provided with a sharply turned rearwardly extending temple support 23 having a temple hinge connection 24 thereon to which the temple 25 is pivotally attached. The support 23 may be rigid, ductile or resilient as desired or may be formed with one or more of the above characteristics.

The lens straps 2| and 22 may be provided with openings aligned with openings in the lens and may be secured thereto by telescoping connecting means 26, as shown in Fig. IX, or may besecured by screws, solder, cement or other means.

on the face is eliminated from the lenses as the The telescoping means 26 may be secured together by a threaded connection or may be united by solder, cement or other means.

In all instances the temple supports l4 and 23 are adapted to be adjustable sidewise, up or down and shortened or lengthened as desired to change the position and length of temple. This shortening or lengthening effect may be obtained by bending the supports l4 and 23 intermediate their ends.

Attention is directed to the fact that in the structures shown in Figures I to V inclusive, all strain created by the bending of the temples when the mounting is being removed or placed By making the portion IS in Figures VI and 20 VII rigid and the arch 4 and temple support 23 resilient all strain on the lenses created by the bending of the temples is eliminated.

In Figures XI and XII there is shown a further modification wherein the lens supporting means 21 is shaped to the contour shape of the upper peripheral'edge of the lens i but is positioned in the rear of said edge so that it will be substantially invisible when the mounting is viewed from the front. The support 2'! follows the rear surface of the lens about its upper peripheral edge and extends downwardly on the nasal side of said lens to form a supporting portion 28 for the guard arin 29 and guard 30. The support 21 is attached to the lens I by perforated lugs 3| each having a threaded bore which is in aligned relation with attaching openings in the lens. A connecting member such as a screw 32 having an enlarged head portion is placed in the aligned openings from the front of the lens and is threadedly connected with the threaded bore of the lugs 3|.

The support 21 is adapted to provide attaching means for the bridge 33 and the adjustable temple support 34.

In Fig. XIII there is shown a further modification which is generally similar to that shown in Fig. XI except that the lens support 35 is provided with a stud box connection 33 to which the guard 31 is interchangeably attached by the connecting screw or like means 33. The bridge 39 is attached to the lens support 35 adjacent the top of the mounting and is formed resilient so that the resiliency thereof may be used to cause the guards to grip the nose and hold the mounting on the face of the wearer The mounting in this instance may or may not be provided with the relatively long adjustable temple supports H as desired. The support 33 is connected tothe lens i by the connecting lugs ll in a manner similar to that set forth in the structure shown in Figures XI and X11.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have provided simple, emcient and economical means of accomplishing all of the oba5 combination with a pair of lenses, means for connecting said lenses, said means having a relatively long bar like portion shaped to the upper peripheral edge, of a lens and to follow the contour of said edge to a point substantially mid way of the lens and extending rearwardly of the plane of the lens from said point and terminating in a temple connection, and means adjacent said mid point for vsecuring the bar like portion to the lens.

2. In a device. of the character described in combination with a pair of lenses, means for: connecting said lenses, said means having a relatively long rigid portion shaped to the upper peripheral shape of a lens and to follow the contour edge of said lens to a, point substantially wardly to a turn thence rearwardly to a turn and terminating in a forwardly extending nose guard attachment and said forwardly extending portions for attachment to the lens holding means each having a relatively long temple supporting portion thereon. v

4. A bridge for an ophthalmic mounting com prising a central arch portion having rearwardly and downwardly extending end portions which are looped and turned forwardly for attachment to lens holding means, said looped portions having a portion extending downwardly to a turn thence rearwardly to a turn and terminating in a forwardly extending nose guard attachment and said forwardly extending portions for attachment to the lens holding means each having arelatively long temple supporting portion thereon, said temple supporting portion having a temple connection thereon and being adjustable intermediate its ends.

5. A bridge for an ophthalmic mounting comprising a central arch portion having rearwardly and downwardly extending end portions which are looped and turned forwardly for attachment to lens holding means, said looped portions having a portion extending downwardly to a turn thence rearwardly to a turn'and terminating in a forwardly extending nose guard attachment and said forwardly extending portions for attachment to the lens holding means each having a relatively long resilient templeesupportm portion thereon.

6. In a device ofjthe character described in" adjacent the bridge portion for-attaching said combination with a painoflenses, means for connecting said lenses on the nasal sides thereof,

said means having a central bridge portion and a relatively long bar like member shaped to the upper peripheral shape of each respective lens and to follow the upper contour edge of said lens substantially the width of the lens and termlnat- 7 ing in a relatively long adjustable rearwardly extending portion having a temple \connection adjacent the end thereof, said portion extending rearwardly from a point located between the vertical center line' and the temporal edge of the lens, and lens-holding means adjacent the bridge portion for attaching said bridge portion to the lenses adjacent the nasal sides thereof.

I 7. In a device of the character described in combination with a pair of lenses, means for connecting saidlenses, said means having a central bridge portion and a relatively long bar like member shaped to the upper peripheral shape of the lens and to follow the upper contour edge of said lens substantially the width of the lens and terminating in a relatively long adjustable rearwardly extending portion having a temple connection adjacent the end thereof, lens holding means adjacent the terminal ends of the bridge portion for attachment to the lenses adjacent the nasal sides thereof and means'on the relatively I long bar like member for supporting the said bar in alignment with the edge of the lens.

8. In a device of the character described in combination with. a pair of lenses, means for connecting said'lenses, said means having a central bridge portion and a'relatively long has like member shaped to the upper peripheral shape of the lens and to follow the uppercontour edge of said lens substantially the width of the lens and terminating in a relatively long adjustable rearwardly extending portionhaving a temple connection adjacent the end thereof, said portion extending rearwardly from a point adjacent the temporal edge of the lens and lying within'the limit of said temporal edge and curving outwardly and rearwardly from said point to the temple connection, and spaced .lens' holding members on said bar like member adjacent the nasal and temporal sides thereof for attachment to the lens.

9. In a device of thecharacter'described' for use A in combination with ya pair of lenses, means forv connecting said lenses'on the nasal sides thereof,- said means having acentral bridge portion'anda relatively long bar-like member shaped to'the upper peripheral shape, of each-respective lens and to follow the upper contour edge of said lens substantially in the plane of and extending subbar-like members to the lenses adjacent the nasal sides thereof.

LOUIS L; GAGNON. 

